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?Mamas & Mamas to Be: Weekly Check-in?
Hawaii Nestie Mommies
MrsNFB - Sean Patrick - 10.11.08
kauai_luv - Waianuhea - 04.04.09
kshiz - Ella Juliet - 04.04.09
VanceandLori - Brooke Jillian - 05.15.09
Mrs.HulaHunnie - Jaylee Emiko - 06.11.09
Mrs.Ziz - Bella Kailani - 07.24.09
Hawaiian Honey - Matthew Sebron (Matty) - 08.07.09
MrsWinter - Ashton Christopher - 08.14.09
MyDay1708 - Alexa Leilani - 09.09.09
missaloha - Ellery Lin Ka'imilani- 9.13.09
Hawaii Nestie Due Dates
November 2009
11.08.09 ? Boy ? MrsNJSwimmer
11.11.09 ? Girl ? MrsPresley
11.18.09 ? Girl/Boy twins ? Trieulam
December 2009
12.12.09 ? Baby ? Hulalove
January 2010
February 2010
2.02.10 - Girl ? MarriedtoMrWright
2.11.10 ? Girl ? Sanae78
2.14.10 ? Baby ? SirenSong
2.23.10 ? Baby ? Mauiwedding08
March 2010
3.18.10 ? Boy ? JaysgirlJulie
3.29.10 ? Baby ? Lola808
April 2010
04.26.10 - Baby - lisakeiko
May 2010
5.3.10 ? Babies ? twins! ? redshoegirl
5.11.10 ? Baby ? liubride510
5.16.10 ? Baby ? inamra
June 2010
6.16.10 ? Baby - rwright5
Any additions to these lists? Post updated due dates or gender reports here.
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
(9) For TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
(10) For mommies: Do you divide kid-duties with your DH, mom, ILs, etc.? If so, who does what and what is the split?
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers...link to your chart!
Re: ?Mamas & Mamas to Be: Weekly Check-in?
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
27 Weeks today..according to The Bump, officially in the third tri now!
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
Feeling good...anxious at times...sometimes I feel like we're not ready. So much to do before she gets here! But now that my work travels and weekend meetings are done for the year, I'll more time to do that stuff. I am starting to get uncomfortable now...especially at night, which sucks. Yay for the late-afternoon nap.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
November 9th -- glucose tolerance test. From here forward I see the doctor every two weeks instead of every four. We also have a hospital tour on the 9th as well.
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
We plan to DIY. Just healthier and cheaper in our book. We do have some travels planned during her first year and may resort to jarred, organic food for those trips...we shall see.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
Thanksgiving, I hope, will eventually be hosted by us. We shall see about that!
We plan to do an advent calendar starting on December 1st to count down the days until Christmas. Then we'll have three Christmas gifts...akin to the 3 Magi...I don't want our kids to have so many presents under the tree that they are overwhelmed and become unappreciative! It's nuts when I see my niece and nephew tearing through package after package. We'll stuff stockings too. We want Christmas to be about quality time together as a family, not the stuff. So lots of caroling, sipping apple cider, decorating the tree, etc. J's side of the family makes tacos and tamales for Christmas dinner, so we'll be sticking with that tradition too.
Easter we'll dye eggs and do a hunt and do the Easter Basket thing too.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
Right now we go to them, which is okay, except their house is teeny so we cannot even all eat together at one table. Also, they make everything from canned and boxed items which I don't like at all. I know it's not about the food, but the time together, but I'd really like to get to a place where they come to us and we host.
In addition, we have family back in CA and eventually, I think we'll have to do at least Thanksgiving or Christmas back there...since we kind of promised we would when we made the move out here.
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
Yes! My LO's almost entire wardrobe is second-hand! I also got a second-hand rocker, wipes warmer, crib sheets, stroller frame and Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper. I got it all from the JustBetween Friends consignment sales here in Tulsa, Craigslist and eBay.
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
Buy things second-hand as long as safety isn't compromised. Prioritize needs over wants. Limit items such as toys, books, etc. since kids loose interest if they have too many choices. Eat at home with food you make yourself rather than buying premade stuff or eating out.
(9) For TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
(10) For mommies: Do you divide kid-duties with your DH, mom, ILs, etc.? If so, who does what and what is the split?
BONUS PIP:
TTC/PG Blog | Mommy Blog
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 39 weeks, 2 days (5 days to go!)
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Nothing different really - no contractions to speak of, dr said on Thursday he's still head down but not engaged, and I don't think anything had changed.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Thursday! Anyone know if they do a NST before your due date?
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain. I'm thinking of DIY, but I don't know how lazy I will feel once we're at that point. I may just buy it.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs? Not sure how this holiday season will go. My parents are coming for Thanksgiving, but I'm not sure how much I will want to travel with LO over the winter due to the lack of immune system he will have and this weird flu season. Then again, how long can I reasonably expect to keep him in a bubble? idk...
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.? Usually we do Thanksgiving with my family and Christmas with DH's. However, DH's grandfather was just released from hospice and is home, so we're not sure how that's going to play out with the holidays. We're hoping most people come to visit us.
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them? I haven't yet, but I have received some free hand-me-downs. Some people are awesome
19 weeks. Almost halfway there!
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
Overall, doing well. No crazy zit outbreaks anymore, thank goodness. I am pretty hungry these days and needing regular naps again. Guess baby is going through a growth spurt! Also trying to walk more so I can stay on track with my weight gain. Up 10 pounds so far.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
Just went in today for a belly measurement and to check the heartbeat. All is well! 4 weeks until the next visit.
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
We'll see. I would like to DIY to a certain extent, but we'll see how busy I am. We own a Vita-Mix, which I've heard is great for pureeing baby food. I also want to introduce baby to a lot of different food tastes, so that might mean making some food on our own and not just relying on the bottled supply.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
We want to celebrate everything! We already host Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house, so we'll probably just add more festivities once the LO arrives.
One of my fave activities as a kid was our family's annual Easter egg hunt. The night before, all the kids would go over to our aunt's house and dye a boatload of eggs. The next day, we'd picnic, and when it was time, the kid would stay in the house and the adults would hide the eggs outside. It was soooo fun running around searching for them in the huge yard with all my cousins.
I also want DH and his friends to eventually include Santa in our Christmas parties. As a kid, one of my relatives would always dress up and surprise us, then distribute the gifts. Even though we knew it was fake, it was the absolute highlight of the family party.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
We host holiday parties at our house to accommodate both sides of the family. Both our families live here, so that makes it a lot easier. I hope others will help out more with the food prep once baby arrives, though. It's overwhelming!(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
I haven't, but I totally would. Craigslist is not that great here in Hawaii (way more junk than good stuff) and I am not Ebay savvy. I am also not familiar with any local consignment shops. Would love more tips, though!
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
I am trying to be realistic about what is really necessary, not just shop for the sake of fun or fashion. I am trying to stick to basics, buy them when I see them for good values at Ross', and also being very reasonable when it comes to my registry. I think we'll inherit a lot of fun things from friends, and at the end of the day, some of kids' favorite toys and activities are the simplest -- hiding in cardboard boxes, playing kitchen with grass and dirt, and marking up sidewalks with chalk. I hope to keep it simple, for money's sake, but also to teach my kids some good financial and non-materialistic values.
(9) For TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
(10) For mommies: Do you divide kid-duties with your DH, mom, ILs, etc.? If so, who does what and what is the split?
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
I will be 39 weeks tomorrow - eek! only 8 days left
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
really uncomfortable now, not getting much sleep at night. it's a chore to roll from one side to the other. I'm getting up about 3-4 times a night now to pee. still having contractions but it has never progressed to actual labor
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
Friday - we'll see if I am finally starting to dilate yet or not and will probably discuss possible induction scenarios if need be
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
we hope to BF for a while and we're not sure if we will introduce solids even when baby is old to start trying them... but when we do baby food we'll probably DIY since it's cheaper that way
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
not sure yet. we'll definitely do stocking stuffers. aside from that we'll have to see.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
normally each year we spend Thanksgiving with DH's family and Christmas with mine. this year everyone is coming to us for Thanksgiving and for Christmas we will likely be celebrating on our own
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
almost everything we have for her is second hand, no point in getting new things that will be out grown so quickly - at least that's how we feel about it. we got things at consignment sales (Divine Consign, Just Between Friends), or on Craiglist or ebay. I think that way if I see something super cute I want to get her I don't have to feel so bad paying a lot for it
but so far I have held off on such purchases just b/c I know she will be growing so fast in the beginning
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
check out web forums (fatwallet.com, babybargains.com, slickdeals.net, etc) and websites (babycheapskate.com) for great deals... people are always posting stuff and you can save a lot of money that way. also use cashback sites to get money back for shopping online, sometimes up to 25% cash back (fatwallet.com, mrrebates.com, ebates.com, bing.com)
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers...link to your chart!
here's a belly pic plus a sneak peak of our nursery...the wall decal will be here on Friday and after we put that up I'll post complete pics of the nursery
and here's the link to my complete series of belly pics now
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
My Food Blog - Good Eats 'n Sweet Treats
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
21 weeks down, 19 to go!
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
Feeling pretty good exept my right side always hurts, like I've been running or something. I'm thinking my LO might be the cause. I've also been getting slightly nauteus again :-( I'm FINALLY interested in food again and just this week gained my first two pounds :-)
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
We just had our big U/S last week. It was great to see our LO again. It was just a normal ultrasound for us though since it was regular and at 15 weeks we got a really great 3 & 4d one when we were going through the ds scare. I didn't let myself enjoy it then though. We've also known since 15 weeks that we're having a boy.
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
I hate cooking and am not that great at it but I would like to try to DIY for his food. I hear that it's so much better for them and you girls say it's cheaper too!
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
Not sure what traditions we will create but every year DH & I drive around on Christmas eve and look at lights and listen to music. Then we go home and eat some nice cheese and crackers, etc and open one small gift. We will keep doing that with LO. It's also important to me that LO knows that the Holiday Season is a whole season & not just Dec 24 & 25. I want our kids to not get spoiled with material things so we will not be going overboard with gifts at all.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
I don't have any family on my side really & DHs family that live in AZ don't celebrate Xmas so it's will just be us
, unless of course we can go to Maui as we've done for the past 3 years to be w/his Mom & Dad, which is also great 
. I've got it pretty good it seems, I feel for some of you girls (someone w/ red shoes in particular).
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
I want to go second hand as much as possible. Yard Sales, craigslist, and i"m going to check out this between friends thing I keep hearing about.
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
???
(9) For TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
(10) For mommies: Do you divide kid-duties with your DH, mom, ILs, etc.? If so, who does what and what is the split?
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers...link to your chart!
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 14.5 weeks...is it weird that I feel like I should be SO much further along?
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Annoyed. I'm FINALLY feeling better - no nausea, the fatigue is lessening a bit, etc. - and now my allergies are doing me in. Boooo! Oh, but in news, we got to hear the babies' heartbeats on the Doppler for the first time 2 days ago (it made me laugh - it sounded like someone swishing water in their mouth to me).
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? Next checkup is in about 4 weeks, and my big ultrasound will be 2 weeks after that (the wait is killing me! ack!)
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain. Probably both. I'll DIY a fair amount of it (wish I could say it was for health reasons, but it's really because I'm a tightwad and veggies and fruit are cheap to blend), but if we don't have time and need to buy some from time to time, that's fine. I'm trying to be realistic with my expectations lol.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs? My dad always put on King Kong while we decorated our Christmas tree. I know it's weird, but I want to do that with our kids because I LOVED it!
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.? Since our people live on different continents, this won't be too bad for us - as long as we're in Australia, we'll see the ILs probably on the actual holidays (ie, Christmas Day vs a day or two before), and the same for when we're in the States.
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them? I'm actually going to a big yard-sale type thing (not exactly a yard sale, but like that) this weekend, which I'm excited about! Otherwise, I don't know since there doesn't seem to be a big market for that in my area. Maybe eBay?
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents. Don't have two at the same time? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem. Sorry. Calculating double costs gets to me sometimes...
Malia & Dave & Alexa
Happily married since 2-17-08! Three since 9-9-09!
Baby Blog
Lisa, OMG! LOL!!!!!
Malia & Dave & Alexa
Happily married since 2-17-08! Three since 9-9-09!
Baby Blog
Adorable Jaime! Great job on the mural...I cannot wait to see the rest! I am thinking of you this week and hope you progress naturally and don't need to be induced!
TTC/PG Blog | Mommy Blog
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 8 weeks
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? still doing good, no m/s either. I am hoping that it stays away
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? I went Monday to my last appt. with the RE and now I am released to my OB and have a appt. 11/9. I do have to go back to RE at 12 weeks for a progesterone check (hopefully no more progesterone after that) and for a 1st trimester screen with the high risk dr.
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain. Haven't given much thought but ya'll are making a DIY food sound so good but I don't know if I will have the patients or the time to so I guess we will see
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs? Nothing any different than we do now, since MH aleady has kids we are already into the traditions thing.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.? Since MH doesn't have parents and his grandparents are dead we don't have any of that to deal with. All my family lives close so we will do our rounds on the holidays the same as always
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them? I haven't bought anything yet but I plan to buy what I can second hand. We have several consignment shops around so I am sure I will hit up those. My mom has already bought a changing table at a yard sale.
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents. I love sales and coupons
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO? 13 weeks YAY
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share? Great....never had m/s. The prenatals do something wicked to my BMs so I have drink metamucil and eat prunes. I feel like geriatric doing this ;-)
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up? I have so many appts. - the next one is with a fetal specialist to make sure the mysterious rash I had/have has.had no negative effects on the baby. My next big u/s is on Dec 11th.
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain. I'll try DIY our baby food we'll see how it goes. I'd rather do this then give our baby processed baby food from plastic containers.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs? I'm not sure yet...we haven't thought about this one much.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.? My parent's live in AZ and my ILs live 30 minutes from us soo.....most likely my parents will be traveling here for Christmas once the baby is born. We will be travelling to AZ this year.
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them? I probaby will buy some 'gently used' items...I haven't found a store around me yet.
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents. Don't have any yet
(9) For TTCers: Which cycle are you on? Where in the cycle are you? What, if anything, are you doing to have success TTCing?
(10) For mommies: Do you divide kid-duties with your DH, mom, ILs, etc.? If so, who does what and what is the split?
(1) What week are you in/how old is your LO?
26w1d
(2) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or news in the last week to share?
Feeling good and kinda big. (But amazingly still mostly wearing pre-pg jeans with the BeBand. They're actually more comfortable to me than the GAP maternity jeans I bought, which put pressure on my ute and bladder.) Not too happy about the growth of the bewbies. Might need to invest in some new bras. I'm outgrowing the ones from my chubbier days.
Baby's moving a ton and I'm feeling more rolling type movement. Also, I got my H1N1 shot.
(3) Next appointment date? Any big ultrasounds/other exciting stuff coming up?
Next Monday - glucose tolerance test. I had no idea that you can't even drink water after you drink the sugary drink. Blech. U/S at 28 weeks for 3D - hope she cooperates!
(4) Commercially produced baby food or DIY baby food? Explain.
I want to DIY but I'm sure it's easier said than done since we don't even cook for ourselves. I really want the Beaba Babycook because it seems so simple and quick, which I'm all about.
(5) What holiday traditions do/will you create or continue with your LOs?
We don't really have any traditions. It's going to be hard because I have to work some holidays so I think we'll just have to figure things out as we go along. We did decide last year that we would bake cookies every Christmas. Oh, and when we move back to HI, we'll be able to celebrate my cousins' Christmas. They have a Christmas party early in Dec with all the cousins' kids and they do a secret Santa so everyone gets a gift.
(6) How do you work out the holidays with ILs, etc.?
No idea. So far we just do our own thing since my dad is in HI, and B's parents are divorced.
(7) Do you buy second-hand items for your LO? If so, where do you get them?
Haven't bought any secondhand items. Not sure if I will...it sort of creeps me out to not know where things have been, even for myself.
(8) Best budget/money-saving tip for parents.
Not totally sure yet but I'd have to agree with Sarah - CD and breastfeed. Very basic and simple way to save money.
BONUS: PIP of your bump or LO or for TTCers...link to your chart!
Yikes! 26 weeks!